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Personalize Things...the way it should be!

Posted on August 28, 1999

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by Theodore Serbinski (m3avrck)

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Theodore Serbinski

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User since: July 15, 1999

Last login: February 21, 2009

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Evolt.org has come along way and has some excellent stuff, allowing users to login and post articles under the names. Or join an excellent discussion list. Great stuff. But tedious. Why? Everytime we come back to the site we have to login. If we go on vacation and can't check email, sometimes will unsubscribe from the list and resubscribe when we get back. All of this is time consuming, especially in this hectic world. So, a way to somehow "Personalize" or manage our accounts would be great. Sometime to check a box to allow us to login in time we visit this site, albeit, we understand the "privacy issue" thing. And something to allow us to quickly and easily subscribe/unsubscribe from the list when we need to. And maybe a feature for us to modify our screen name that appears when we right these articles.
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Submitted by elfur on August 28, 1999 - 17:07.

Just to clear things up a bit: You don't *have* to login when you enter the site. You can explore the site without ever logging in. However if you intend to participate *then* you have to log in. That is the only way we can keep track of your participation on the site. And as for the subscribtion to thelist, you can alter your subscribtion, including disable mail delivery when on a holiday at the subscribtion page. If you scroll down to the bottom of that page, enter your subscribed e-mail address and choose 'edit options' you'll be taken to a configuration page. As for the modification of your 'screen name' or username that is for someone more technologically equipped to answer, but I do know that we are working on building our member section and making it a lot more robust than it is right now. Thanks for your interest in helping us make evolt.org even better than before.

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Submitted by mathowie on August 29, 1999 - 01:17.

I do this on my own coldfusion site by storing a cookie on the visitor's machine when they log in. It stores their userID and their password (encrypted). When you come back to the site, I do a cookie check, and if they have one, then set them as logged in under their ID. Now someone could hack their ID, but when anyone posts, I populate a login/pass box with the cookie contents, so the person would have to get someone else's userID and encrypted password correct in order to falsify a post. I'd be happy to give away the code, you can see it in action at my weblog site

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Submitted by influence_master on August 29, 2007 - 18:36.

All that is nice- but I still can't seem to find a way to post articles. Just commenting is available. Had the site totally stopped the addition of new content?

Joseph Plazo is recognized persuasion expert ... but can't persuade his business partners and clients to leave him alone.

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